EKG Practice Exam B Latest Update 2025-2026
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A patient has a prescription to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hr. Which of the following
statements by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions? -
CORRECT ANSWER: "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to activity"
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the EKG
technician performed. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Verify proper lead placement
A thin spike before the Pwave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to pace
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER: Atria
An EKG technician applies electrodes for a 12-lead EKG and obtains the initial tracing
shown below. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Ensure that the ground wire is attached to the patient properly.
An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an older adult
patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency department. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT ANSWER: Assume implied
consent because the patient's condition is critical
An EKG technician is called to the emergency department to perform a standard 12-
lead EKG on a patient. When the technician arrives, the patient is attached to a 5-lead
monitor. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Remove the electrodes for the 5-lead monitor before attaching the
electrodes for the 12-lead EKG
An EKG technician is caring for a patient in a provider's clinic who asks why the
technician performs a standard 12-lead EKG as part of the physical examination. Which
of the following responses should the technician make? - CORRECT ANSWER: "The
results can be used to determine if changes have occurred since your last EKG."
, An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient facility for chest
pain. Which of the following actions should the technician take when performing a series
of EKG readings for this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER: Apply silver electrodes than
can be checked daily
An EKG technician is educating a patient about home use of an ambulatory monitor.
Which of the following actions should the technician instruct the patient to take if any
electrodes become loose? - CORRECT ANSWER: Apply surgical tape to the electrodes
to keep them in place
An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG for an adult patient who is in
the hospital. The patient becomes unresponsive, stops breathing, and does not have a
pulse. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Start chest compressions
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. Which of the following EKG
changes indicates that the patient is beginning to show signs of a myocardial ischemia?
- CORRECT ANSWER: Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test when the patient becomes
unresponsive with no breathing or pulse. The technician uses an automated external
defibrillator (AED) to administer a shock to the patient. Which of the following
instructions should the technician expect next? - CORRECT ANSWER: Resume
performing CPR on the patient
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a scheduled standard 12-lead EKG. Which
of the following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT ANSWER: Use an
alcohol pad to cleanse the electrode placement sites
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a standard 12-lead EKG. Which three
leads should the technician place at the same horizontal level? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Leads V4, V5 and V6
Exam 55 Questions with 100% Verified Correct
Answers Guaranteed A+
A patient has a prescription to wear a Holter monitor for 24 hr. Which of the following
statements by the patient indicates an understanding of home care instructions? -
CORRECT ANSWER: "I should record spontaneous symptoms unrelated to activity"
A serial EKG tracing shows a rhythm that does not match the last tracing that the EKG
technician performed. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? -
CORRECT ANSWER: Verify proper lead placement
A thin spike before the Pwave indicates that a pacemaker has been implanted to pace
which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER: Atria
An EKG technician applies electrodes for a 12-lead EKG and obtains the initial tracing
shown below. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Ensure that the ground wire is attached to the patient properly.
An EKG technician has a prescription to perform an EKG tracing on an older adult
patient who is unconscious upon arrival at the emergency department. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT ANSWER: Assume implied
consent because the patient's condition is critical
An EKG technician is called to the emergency department to perform a standard 12-
lead EKG on a patient. When the technician arrives, the patient is attached to a 5-lead
monitor. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Remove the electrodes for the 5-lead monitor before attaching the
electrodes for the 12-lead EKG
An EKG technician is caring for a patient in a provider's clinic who asks why the
technician performs a standard 12-lead EKG as part of the physical examination. Which
of the following responses should the technician make? - CORRECT ANSWER: "The
results can be used to determine if changes have occurred since your last EKG."
, An EKG technician is caring for a patient who is admitted to an inpatient facility for chest
pain. Which of the following actions should the technician take when performing a series
of EKG readings for this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER: Apply silver electrodes than
can be checked daily
An EKG technician is educating a patient about home use of an ambulatory monitor.
Which of the following actions should the technician instruct the patient to take if any
electrodes become loose? - CORRECT ANSWER: Apply surgical tape to the electrodes
to keep them in place
An EKG technician is performing a standard 12-lead EKG for an adult patient who is in
the hospital. The patient becomes unresponsive, stops breathing, and does not have a
pulse. Which of the following actions should the technician take first? - CORRECT
ANSWER: Start chest compressions
An EKG technician is performing a stress test for a patient. Which of the following EKG
changes indicates that the patient is beginning to show signs of a myocardial ischemia?
- CORRECT ANSWER: Depressed ST segment
An EKG technician is performing an exercise stress test when the patient becomes
unresponsive with no breathing or pulse. The technician uses an automated external
defibrillator (AED) to administer a shock to the patient. Which of the following
instructions should the technician expect next? - CORRECT ANSWER: Resume
performing CPR on the patient
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a scheduled standard 12-lead EKG. Which
of the following actions should the technician take? - CORRECT ANSWER: Use an
alcohol pad to cleanse the electrode placement sites
An EKG technician is preparing a patient for a standard 12-lead EKG. Which three
leads should the technician place at the same horizontal level? - CORRECT ANSWER:
Leads V4, V5 and V6
